Family killed in double-murder suicide remembered at vigil

Updated 10:27 pm, Saturday, July 5, 2014

Photo: Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News

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People listen during a vigil by friends and family of Destiny Davila, the middle schooler killed in a murder-suicide Thursday, on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny and her mother, Irma Davila, were found dead and police say Hector Davila, Destiny's father and Irma's estranged husband, killed them before fatally shooting himself. less

People listen during a vigil by friends and family of Destiny Davila, the middle schooler killed in a murder-suicide Thursday, on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny and her mother, Irma Davila, were ... more

Photo: Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News

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John Gonzalez, left, older brother of murder victim Destiny Davila, and Destiny's boyfriend, Abraham Lozano, mourn during a vigil by friends and family on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny, who was a middle school student, and her mother, Irma Davila, were found dead on Thursday and police say Hector Davila, Destiny's father and Irma's estranged husband, killed them before fatally shooting himself. less

John Gonzalez, left, older brother of murder victim Destiny Davila, and Destiny's boyfriend, Abraham Lozano, mourn during a vigil by friends and family on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny, who was ... more

Photo: Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News

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Abraham Lozano, who was the boyfriend of Destiny Davila, the middle schooler killed in a murder-suicide on Thursday, listens during a vigil on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny and her mother, Irma Davila, were found dead and police say Hector Davila, Destiny's father and Irma's estranged husband, killed them before fatally shooting himself. less

Abraham Lozano, who was the boyfriend of Destiny Davila, the middle schooler killed in a murder-suicide on Thursday, listens during a vigil on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at her house. Destiny and her mother, Irma ... more

Photo: Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News

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An altar has been built by mourners at the front door of the home where middle school student Destiny Avila and her mother, Irma Davila, died in a double murder suicide on Thursday. July 5, 2014.

An altar has been built by mourners at the front door of the home where middle school student Destiny Avila and her mother, Irma Davila, died in a double murder suicide on Thursday. July 5, 2014.

Police identified the suspect as Hector Davila, 44, who was the father and husband of the other two people found dead — Irma Davila, 41, and 13-year-old Destiny Davila.

The report said that based on police investigation, Hector Davila apparently killed his daughter and wife before shooting himself in the head at the Davila home in the 400 block of Globe Avenue. Preliminary observations from the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office show that Destiny and Irma died from blunt force trauma and/or a gunshot wound to each of their heads.

When police responded to the scene on a welfare check, an officer looked through a front window and saw blood throughout the house.

Upon entering the home, police observed Hector Davila lying facedown on top of Irma Davila, with an automatic handgun lying near his right hand. Destiny was found dead in a seated position against a bathroom wall.

Police talked to a friend of Irma's, who said the husband and wife were having marital problems. The last time Irma's friend saw her and Destiny was at 9 p.m. the night before the family members were found dead.

Rudy Cardoza, a classmate of Destiny, wore a shirt to the Saturday night vigil with her picture on it that read, “You will be remembered.”

Cardoza said he had known Destiny for more than a year and that he was very sad when he heard the news of her death.

“I can't explain it,” he said. “It's just so heartbreaking.”

Michael Gonzales, Destiny's brother, said he would always remember her and his mother as fun-loving people.

“Any time they were mad, it would never show,” he said.

Her other brother, John Gonzales, said he was thankful for all the support from the community in the aftermath of the tragedy.